2006 Census Topic-based tabulations
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Aboriginal Identity (5), Selected Language Characteristics (21), Age Groups (12), Sex (3) and Inuit Area of Residence (11) for Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Selected language characteristics (21)
Definition
No definition is available for this variable.
Values
- Total population by mother tongue Footnote 1
- Total - Inuktitut
- Inuktitut only
- Inuktitut and English and/or French Footnote 4
- Total - Other Footnote 5
- English and/or French Footnote 6
- Other language only Footnote 7
- Total population by language spoken most often at home Footnote 8
- Total - Inuktitut
- Inuktitut only
- Inuktitut and English and/or French Footnote 11
- Total - Other
- English and/or French Footnote 13
- Other language only Footnote 14
- Total population by knowledge of languages Footnote 15
- Total - Inuktitut
- Inuktitut only
- Inuktitut and other language(s) Footnote 18
- Total - Other
- English and/or French Footnote 20
- Other language(s) only Footnote 21
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
- Footnote 4
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Indicates the number of persons who reported Inuktitut and English and/or French as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 5
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Indicates the number of persons who reported a language or languages other than Inuktitut as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 6
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English and/or French as their mother tongue. This also includes persons who reported English and/or French in combination with another language (other than Inuktitut) as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 7
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Indicates the number of persons who reported a language other than Inuktitut, English and French as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 8
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Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census.
- Footnote 11
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Indicates the number of persons who reported Inuktitut and English and/or French as their language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 13
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English and/or French as their language spoken most often at home. This also includes persons who reported English and/or French in combination with another language (other than Inuktitut).
- Footnote 14
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Indicates the number of persons who reported a language other than Inuktitut, English or French as their language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 15
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Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in Inuktitut.
- Footnote 18
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of Inuktitut and at least one other language (including English and/or French and/or another language).
- Footnote 20
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English and/or French. This also includes persons who reported knowledge of English and/or French in combination with another language (other than Inuktitut).
- Footnote 21
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of a language other than Inuktitut, English, and French.